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More Cuchinta Recipes

By PutoPinoy on Monday, June 11, 2007 At Monday, June 11, 2007

SIMPLE CUCHINTA

Ingredients:
  • 1-1/2 cups water
  • 1 cup rice flour
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon lye solution

Procedure:

  1. Combine sugar, lye and water and bring 10 a boil.
  2. Cool. Add to rice flour and stir until smooth.
  3. Pour unto cuchinta molds and stream for 15 minutes.
  4. Serve with grated coconut.

Homemade lye:
  • Burn wood till all turns unto ash. Sift and save fine dust. Place in a bottle till needed. When needed, boil enough with equal part of water. Strain in double thickness cloth and save water. Use water as lye.

ATCHUETE (ANNATTO) KUTSINTA

Ingredients:
  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 4 cups white sugar
  • 7 cups water
  • 1 tablespoon lye (lihia)
  • 1 tablespoon atchuete(annatto) seeds

Procedure:

  • Soak atchuete in 1/3 cup water to extract color.
  • Mix flour, sugar, lye and the rest of water together. Stir until smooth.
  • Blend atchuete extract.
  • Fill muffin cups 1/3 full.
  • Steam for from 15 to 20 minutes or until firm.

Yield: 8 dozens.


BROWN SUGAR CUCHINTA

Ingredients:
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon lye (lihia)
  • 1-1/2 cups water

Procedure:

  1. Mix all ingredients together.
  2. Pour in muffin cups 1/3 full.
  3. Steam for from 15 to 20 minutes or until firm.
  4. Serve with grated coconut.

Yield: 2 dozens.